Abidjan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$536
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
5.62M
298K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 12% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4787th and 4453rd ($1185 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6864th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Manama

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Abidjan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$10985

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36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521